linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/list_lru.c: use cond_resched

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Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:22:01 +0530
From:   Sahitya Tummala <stummala@...eaurora.org>
To:     Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov.dev@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Alexander Polakov <apolyakov@...et.ru>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/list_lru.c: use cond_resched_lock() for nlru->lock

Hello,

On 6/17/2017 4:44 PM, Vladimir Davydov wrote:

>
> That said, I think it would be better to patch shrink_dcache_sb() or
> dentry_lru_isolate_shrink() instead of list_lru_walk() in order to fix
> this lockup.

Thanks for the review. I will enhance the patch as per your suggestion.

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